Olive PSS (Pine Squirrel Streamer) — Fly Pattern

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Olive PSS (Pine Squirrel Streamer) By Steve Crosby

This fly has proven effective for several warm-water
species as well as for trout. I tie them in sizes
ranging from #12 to #8 in olive and brown.

Materials, Olive PSS (Pine Squirrel Streamer):

Hook: 3XL-4XL streamer hook.

Thread: Olive or brown.

Bead: Gold bead sized to hook (brass or tungsten).

Body: Gold tinsel.

Wing: Pine-squirrel strip, dyed olive.

Rib: Medium gold wire.

Hackle: Hen hackle.

1. Crimp barb, slide bead on hook and clamp the hook in the vise.

   

2. Strip the fluff from the base of the hackle and tie in behind the bead..

3. Tie in gold wire, wrap back to rear of hook, and tie in gold tinsel.

4. Wrap thread back to front of hook, wrap tinsel in
   slightly overlapping turns to the front of hook and tie
   off, cutting excess tinsel.

5. Strip the fur from the front 1/8th inch of a pine-squirrel
   zonker strip and tie in behind bead.

6. Bind the zonker strip to the hook with the gold wire,
   Matuka style.

7. Tie off the wire rib, clip excess and wrap hackle.

Finished fly. ~ Steve

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Originally published February 5, 2007 on Fly Anglers Online by Steve Crosby.